The Heart or Anahata Chakra
Anahata means 'singular sound'. It is the middle chakra in the line of seven. What is below and what is above intertwines in the Anahata Chakra. The upper and lower energies take on the form of two interlaced triangles.
The petals attributed to the lotuses that the clairvoyants see each contain a Sanskirt letter, which represent certain powers. The Anahata Chakra lotus has 12 petals.
The Anahata Chakra is located in the center of our chest. Anahata, the Heart Chakra, is the seat of the human ego. We point to the heart when we want to refer to ourselves. The physical ego has will power, center, vitality, warmth, stability, and radiance. A strong Heart Chakra shows talents of leadership and independence.
The skin is the organ that has its seat in the Anahata Chakra. The skin is the threshold between the inner and outer world. What we refer to as -'me'- is underneath the skin. What is outside the skin is all the rest ~ people, nature, the Universe. The skin is also an instrument to express and receive affection and love, hugs and caressing, flows out from the Heart Chakra. As a function of limitation, the skin is also related to the Muladhara (the Root Chakra).
Endocrine gland under the direct influence of the Heart Chakra: The Thymus
The Thymus is the gland that gives self-confidence. A properly working Thymus paves the way to success by confidence and faith in the right action. This is a spontaneous, intuitive process that we find in children. However, around the age of twelve the Thymus stops working almost entirely. It then works only on a very basic level to keep the body alive, but its connection with the brain ceases. Self-confidence is pushed to the background; self-maintenance now arises, expressed by the action of collecting things.
The Thymus is closely connected with heart and blood. The Thymus creates a sense of togetherness through love and community life. When the functioning of the Thymus lessens, the sense of togetherness disappears, and instead the sense of ego appears, the sense of being different from others. The child looses its sense of unity, and becomes an ego. The ego seeks pleasure in material things, but it is not always what the ego expected and it never lasts long. Therefore, the ego becomes dissatisfied, and then it finally realizes that there must be something more to life.
A person whose Thymus continues to function properly becomes a spiritual person. They seek happiness within themselves. They have confidence in life because they look underneath the outer appearance of things. They are open to the unknown. They focus their mind on real life issues, in contrast with the materialists who scatter their energy as they seek diversion.
The connection between the Thymus (directed by Heart Chakra) and the Reproductive Organs (directed by Sacral Chakra) shows in the sexual development, which is latent until the child reaches the age of about twelve. At that time, the Thymus weakens and puberty arrives.
Color: Green
Green is the middle color of the spectrum, and as a result, has balancing qualities. Green is essentially a healing color. It is the color of growth and renewal. Being in the presence of green plants makes us feel good and healthy. Living in a highly industrialized society, we still like to go out for a walk in the woods, in a park or a back yard to relax. We even bring plants inside our homes. Somehow, their green color reassures us that we are still connected with nature and its healing energies.
Vibrational Frequency: 341.3 Hz and is Keynote F
Psychic features:
With the Vishuddha, (or Throat Chakra), and Anahata (or Heart Chakra) , half of the petals of the chakras were already active at the beginning of humanity. The remaining six of the Anahata Chakra we activate by developing their corresponding properties in ourselves: controlling and directing the thought processes, control and direction of our actions, cultivation of perseverance, development of tolerance towards other beings and events, development of openness and impartiality towards all life (faith, trust), cultivating balance or serenity.
The Anahata, or Heart Chakra, gives us the ability to gain insight into the mentality and character of other beings. With it, we are able to feel the warmth and cold emanating from other people.
With the Heart Chakra, we send out and receive love. In the Solar Chakra, we create relationships; with the Heart Chakra, a higher dimension, or meaning is added to these relationships. With love, you express that you are willing to give, and to share your feelings. The feeling of love can be so great that one is willing to give their life for the other person. However, it can also go the opposite way. With an unbalanced Heart Chakra, the love one gives is merely an expression of a longing for egotistical possession and domination of another person. Giving love without expecting anything back is really something that is reserved for only a few persons. Even when the loved one wants to go on another path of life, it is difficult for most people to still love them without any expectations.
Love is total connection with everything in Creation. It is feeling at one with that which is loved. When this feeling is lost, one slides back to the chakra below (or Solar Chakra) in order to control their environment, and people, in an effort to make sure of their survival in terms of the meaning of life.
The element Air is connected with the Anahata Chakra. Love, just as Air, likes to flow and reach every little corner on the planet. Air is the mediator between the Sky and the Earth. The Heart Chakra connects our physical existence with a power that comes from the Universe. Just as the Air channels the light from the Sun towards the Earth, so the Heart Chakra receives love and passes it on to our physical existence.
Trust is an expression of the Heart Chakra. When you love somebody, you trust them. When trust is lacking, one starts to worry ~ worry that can grow into paranoia. Like the element Air, it starts moving, restlessly seeking over the Earth, whirling and developing into a tornado. We are constantly looking for information and reasons to sustain our suspicion, even dragging other people into our paranoia. We can get lost in the realm of Air and loose our connection with the Earth, with reality. Lack of trust and suspicion are the result of fear that our territory is under attack; territory not only in the literal sense but also in the psychological sense. It can turn into a vicious circle by which we always anticipate the negative.
We have to realize that worry, suspicion and lack of trust are unreal if they are unfounded. Often we have to shift our point of view in order to understand where the other person is coming from. Trust implies the acceptance of movement. We cannot dominate other people, especially our partner, in order to satisfy our insecurity. Trust is like the wind, you have to let it blow freely, and trust that it will bring you fresh air. Let the wind remove the unnecessary defenses of your territory, make more space in your life and learn to fly like a bird in the sky.
Feeding Your Heart Chakra:
When you think about your chakra system, you probably aren't considering the types of foods that you consume. Because our chakras are energy vortexes and invisible to most of us, one might well imagine that chakras would thrive on energy or prayer. However, the chakras cannot sustain our human body without our help. It is important to feed and nourish the flesh in order to help support and fuel our chakras. Whenever one or more of your chakras is misaligned you might do well to look and see if you are not eating or possibly overeating the foods that fuel that particular chakra.
Some Heart Chakra Foods:
Fruit: Cherries, Watermelon, etc.
Vegetables: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Celery, Squashes, Spinach, Kale, Dandelion Greens, etc.
Liquids: Green Teas
Spices: Basil, Sage, Thyme, Cilantro, Parsley
Imbalance in this Chakra may cause:
Physically:
Problems of the Heart, Lungs, Breasts, Thymus and Arms, Immune System Problems, Asthma, and Allergies
Behaviorally:
Jealous, Critical, Lonely, Depressed, Demanding, Narcissism, Fear of Intimacy, and Intolerant
Archetypes of the Heart Chakra:
An archetype is an original model of a person, object, or concept from which similar instances are derived, copied, patterned, or emulated. In psychology, an archetype is a model of a person, personality, or behavior.
Carl Jung advanced the use of archetypes to analyze personality early in the 20th century.
Functional Archetype: The Healer
Dysfunctional Archetype: The Actor, Actress/ The Hurried Child
Things You Can Do to Support Heart Chakra:
Breathing exercises, self-discovery, and increased self-love and loving others more are healing activities for the Heart Chakra.
The yoga posture beneficial to the Heart Chakra is the Backbend. The Hindu mantra for the Heart Chakra is Yam (Pronounced Yuh-ahhh-mmm)
Affirmations for the Heart Chakra:
I deeply and truly love and approve of myself.
I am adequate at all times to do that which is required of me.
I love who I am.
I am willing to love everything about myself.
I trust in love.
I open my heart to love.
I forgive myself.
I forgive those who need forgiving for not being what I wanted them to be.
I acknowledge my own loveliness.
I am pure, good, and innocent.
Love is the purpose of my life.
Love is everywhere.
I open myself to the healing powers of love.
I follow the path of the heart.
I am confident that the healing power of God's love will heal my mind, heart, and body.
Heart Chakra Flower Essence:
Chakra 4 Blend Flower Essence addresses issues regarding love, compassion, confidence, inspiration, hope, and despair, hate, envy, fear, jealousy, anger, and generosity. When love pours through the heart unimpeded, like the flow of a great river, this blissful experience is perhaps the ultimate of which humans are capable. This Essence will lead us step by step along the path to the reality of that magnificent experience. It will soften the hardest of hearts and open the soul to compassion towards all beings.
The Chakra 4 Blend stabilizes your heart energies, and enhances your ability to give and receive love, and feel empathy and compassion for yourself and others. This Essence cleanses energy blocks in this area, helping you open your heart to receiving and giving both divine and personal love.
Walk in Beauty,
Linda
www.apathtowholeness.net